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An Analysis on Posthuman Features of Open-World Adventure Games

오픈 월드 기반 어드벤처 게임의 포스트휴먼 특징 분석

  • Jo, Min-Sun (Dept. of Content Convergence, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Chung, Eun-Hye (Dept. of Content Convergence, Ewha Womans University)
  • 조민선 (이화여자대학교 융합콘텐츠학과) ;
  • 정은혜 (이화여자대학교 융합콘텐츠학과)
  • Received : 2019.01.20
  • Accepted : 2019.04.01
  • Published : 2019.04.20
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Abstract

This paper analyzed the posthuman features of the open-world adventure game. These games represent the player character as Posthuman Subject through the restrictions of information and body. The player explores all of the spaces to perform the quests due to nonlinearity of open-world. The interactions are restricted conflicts and it reveals through gameplay. The experiences as Posthuman Subject allow the player to embody the Hybrid Subjectivity and think about coexistence of human and inhuman.

본 연구는 오픈 월드 기반 어드벤처 게임에 나타난 포스트휴먼적 특징과 그 의미를 분석했다. 오픈 월드 기반 어드벤처 게임은 플레이어 캐릭터의 비인간적 신체와 정보의 제약을 통해 포스트휴먼 주체를 재현한다. 이때 비선형적인 오픈 월드의 특성에 따라 플레이어는 퀘스트 수행을 위해 모든 공간을 면밀히 탐색하고 이를 반복한다. 더불어 플레이어가 수행 가능한 상호작용은 갈등과 충돌이 아닌 이동, 문제 해결, 커뮤니케이션으로 제한되며 이러한 제약은 플레이를 진행해야만 파악 가능하다. 이처럼 플레이어는 포스트휴먼 주체가 되는 사건을 단계적으로 경험한다. 이를 통해 플레이어는 혼종적 주체성을 체현하고 나아가 인간과 비인간의 공존에 대한 존재론적 사유를 시도하게 된다.

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[Fig. 1] Restriction of Information aboutItems in

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[Fig. 2] Restriction of Information about Game Space in

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[Fig. 3] Distributed Items related to Quests in

[Table 1] Open-World Games with Posthuman Subject Player Character

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[Table 2] Bodies of Player Characters in Open-World Adventure Games

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[Table 3] Quest Structure of Open-World Adventure Games

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[Table 4] The Types of Interaction in Open-World Adventure Games

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